All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 2
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NewsIFFR’s Displacement Fund films receive rapturous reception as Mohammad Rasoulof makes plea for Iranian protestors
The first five films supported by the fund were screend at the festival.
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NewsReason8 Films to launch Rotterdam title ‘A Messy Tribute To Motherly Love’ at EFM
Film receives its world premiere in International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition on February 2.
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FeaturesCineMart is again becoming an important hub for Asian and US indie autuers, says Marten Rabarts
The IFFR Pro head points ot a significant number of buzzy projects from these regions.
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FeaturesThe director of ‘Providence And The Guitar’ on casting heartthrob singer Salvador Sobral
Providence And The Guitar is a loose adaptation of an early story by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson
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NewsEpsilon Film jumps on board family animation ‘Skip’
EXCLUSIVE: Epsilon was created in 2024 in partnership with Beta to specialise in animation.
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FeaturesWhy are the share prices of international exhibitors falling?
Are investors losing faith in cinemas as an asset class?
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NewsOdd Slice Films adds IFFR Tiger title ‘La belle année’ to 2026 slate
EXCLUSIVE: ‘La belle année’ is a documentary essay film by first-time Swedish filmmaker Angelica Ruffier.
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Features‘Magellan’ is Lav Diaz’s most ambitious film yet – and he’s already assembled a sequel about the Portuguese explorer’s wife
The historical epic, which premiered in Cannes last year, is getting a limited theatrical release in the US from January 9 through Janus Films
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NewsMooky Greidinger understood to be in the running to buy Showcase’s UK cinema circuit
An announcement on the sale of the Paramount-owned Showcase chain is expected soon.
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Features75 films to tempt festival directors in 2026
Screen’s network of correspondents selects a snapshot of arthouse and independent films poised for selection by A-list film festivals.
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FeaturesCurzon’s development partnership with Cinéart and Madman is widening its remit: “We’ve got about 12 projects locked in”
Upcoming projects include Peter Hoar’s ‘A Waiter In Paris’ and Ibsen adaptation ‘Ghosts’ from May el-Toukhy.
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News“Robust measures” in place to prevent film tax credit fraud following allegations against some producers
A small number of UK producers have been accused of making fraudulent claims for UK film tax credit support.
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NewsItaly's Luminalia acquires Mozambique Tiger title ‘O Profeta’
EXCLUSIVE: Italian outfit Luminalia is focusing on films from sub-Saharan Africa
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Features“The streamers are scared of this film”: Eugene Jarecki on making and releasing his Julian Assange documentary ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’
Despite a buzzy premiere at Cannes, the documentary filmmaker struggled to sell the film’s US rights and is releasing it himself in the UK.
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Features“I didn’t have grey hair before this”: Four filmmakers behind Oscar international feature hopefuls on working with their child leads
‘The President’s Cake’, ‘Orphan’, ‘The Left-Handed Girl’ and ‘The Love That Remains’ all showcase child protagonists.
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FeaturesJafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just An Accident’ and making films his way - “no matter if I’m banned or not”
It Was Just An Accident pivots from revenge thriller to a humanist study of modern Iran. Jafar Panahi tells Screen what drives his filmmaking choices.
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FeaturesHow steely defiance helped Annemarie Jacir keep ‘Palestine 36’ on track in the face of tragedy
The historical epic is Jacir’s biggest project to date and is Palestine’s Oscar entry.
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FeaturesRounding up the Bafta foreign-language film contenders that aren’t competing for Oscar
The majority of films vying for Bafta’s film not in the English language award this year were not submitted by their country to the international feature Oscar.
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NewsBerlin techno drama ‘Rave On’ gets international buyers on their feet
EXCLUSIVE: The film mixes a fictional narrative with documentary-style footage from Berlin’s rave scene.
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NewsIDFA wraps on an upbeat note with larger audiences
IDFA remains Europe’s preeminent documentary event.